Gary Leathendale

Gary Leathendale immigrated to Australia from England in 1982 .Drawing for most  of his life, Gary became a full time artist in 1997.                                                                                                         
Initially trained by West Australian artist Larry Mitchell, Leathendale  is largely self taught.
Working in pastels, oils, charcoal and a variety of mixed mediums he focuses on landscape as well as venturing into the gonre of the nude.
A staunch believer in the empirical nature of art and promoter of Plein-air painting, Leathendale works seasonally and with the weather. He can be found out in the elements from a serene scene of autumn on the river, to a strapped easel in a full force storm in the middle of winter. Being a natural eclectic at heart, "it allows me not to be restrained by style"
      
EXHIBITIONS
1997    Arica Fine Art  -solo
1997    McKenzies Gallery –mixed
1998    Koz Art  -mixed
1998    McKenzies gallery –mixed
1999    Koz Art –mixed
1999    Inside Out Design  -solo
2000    Stafford Studios – solo
2000     Accent Gallery –mixed
2000     Accent Gallery  - solo
2000     Pilbara Fine Art  - mixed
2001     Accent Gallery –mixed
2001     Yallingup Gallery – solo
2001     Stafford Studios  - solo
2002     Yallingup Gallery – solo
2002     Catanachs  Gallery –solo
2003     Yallingup Gallery – joint
2003     Catanachs gallery – solo
2004     Yallingup Gallery –solo
2006     The Framed gallery -solo
  
COLLECTIONS
Numerous works in private collections throughout America ,Canada, England, Scottland, Germany, Hong Kong and Singapore